Well, evidently, as one moves leftwards along this spectrum, there's the moderate democrat, then the average democrat, then the liberal democrat, then the socialist, then the oh-my-god-you-betrayed-the-market-gods communist, and then there's me, who is evidently about as liberal as liberals can get. Am I really the Platonic Form of liberalism, or are the vague questions just poorly chosen and lacking nuance?

On the social libertarian front I'm pretty far beyond the mainstream. I doubt that there will ever be a viable candidate that truly appeals to me, but I do tend to be much more interested in foreign affairs than domestic politics.

Well, evidently, as one moves leftwards along this spectrum, there's the moderate democrat, then the average democrat, then the liberal democrat, then the socialist, then the oh-my-god-you-betrayed-the-market-gods communist, and then there's me, who is evidently about as liberal as liberals can get.

I think I plopped in the oh-my-god-you-betrayed-the-market-gods communist zone, or at the very least just shy of it as a socialist, so you're not alone over there at the extreme left end.

Apparently my take on economic issues is a bit milder than my take on social issues.

Kuros wrote:

Here's the Political Compass, courtesy of poster OTOH years ago.

Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.36

Fox wrote:

Am I really the Platonic Form of liberalism, or are the vague questions just poorly chosen and lacking nuance?

Don't like the lack of a neutral option in either quiz. There are some questions that really just don't strike a chord with me and I don't like being forced to go one way or the other.

Take for instance the charity versus social security question. I think both are useful resources for the needy. I don't want to prioritize one over the other. And although I understand the higher purpose behind the question, I don't like being pigeonholed on that particular issue. Wealthy people should donate to charities and the government should provide assistance in tandem.

Or the abstract art question. Again, I know what it's getting at with the question, so I adjusted my response based on what it's really asking rather than what my personal opinion is of abstract art.